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we are, we in oregon are very trained dependent nations. one of the things we're careful about in not only updating our passenger rail program and plan for the future is to look at both freight and passenger rail movement, and how we can coexist in the same corridor together. because that is our plan. we have received $800 million of the high-speed rail program money. we have five projects currently under construction with another five coming into construction in the next year your the improvements, while the brain important investments in our ability to increase our service also has created jobs, more than 2300 jobs will be created in just the capital infrastructure and the indirect benefits from those jobs. at what we are looking for is the long-term, stable, travel choice for passenger rail in our corridor along the high-five corridor on the west coast it because our states are growing. we can't build enough lanes on highway sideboard we want to provide passenger service. we want trains. we one commuter rail. we want light will come and
we are, we in oregon are very trained dependent nations. one of the things we're careful about in not only updating our passenger rail program and plan for the future is to look at both freight and passenger rail movement, and how we can coexist in the same corridor together. because that is our plan. we have received $800 million of the high-speed rail program money. we have five projects currently under construction with another five coming into construction in the next year your the...
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Dec 27, 2012
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the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: how much time for purposes of general debate remains on our side and how much under the control of the distinguished chair of the committee? the presiding officer: the opponents have 140 minutes remaining. the proponents have 183 minutes remaining. mr. wyden: thank you very much, mr. chair. then to speak again out of our -- our time to just respond to a couple of points. i also want to commend my colleague, senator merkley from oregon, for an excellent statement. he has been doing yeomen work in terms of trying to promote accountability and transparency on this issue and, frankly, in his work here in the united states senate. and i'm just going to correct a couple of misconceptions about what's -- what's been said, mr. president, and then also talk on behalf of the good work that senator merkley is being done. now, with respect to this amendment that i will be offering, mr. president, again, i believe that the senate cannot say that we passed the smell test with respect to doin
the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: how much time for purposes of general debate remains on our side and how much under the control of the distinguished chair of the committee? the presiding officer: the opponents have 140 minutes remaining. the proponents have 183 minutes remaining. mr. wyden: thank you very much, mr. chair. then to speak again out of our -- our time to just respond to a couple of points. i also want to commend my colleague, senator merkley from oregon,...
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Dec 6, 2012
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the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: mr. president, just following up on the comments of my colleague from alaska, he has laid out some very important thoughts regarding the farm bill, regarding the debt ceiling, regarding social security, and i applaud him for coming to the floor and sharing his thoughts with his colleagues and with the american public. mr. president, these are big issues that we're wrestling with here in the u.s. senate. the farm bill is something that was passed in a bipartisan nature through the senate. it is over in the house. it will have to come back through here. we have a proposal from the republican leader put forward this morning that we were ready to vote on and that he objected to himself at the last second. but the debt ceiling is an important issue because it involves paying the bills on the decisions that have already been made and implemented by the u.s. government. it's not about spending more. it's about paying the bills on the spending that's already taken place, and it should be debated
the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: mr. president, just following up on the comments of my colleague from alaska, he has laid out some very important thoughts regarding the farm bill, regarding the debt ceiling, regarding social security, and i applaud him for coming to the floor and sharing his thoughts with his colleagues and with the american public. mr. president, these are big issues that we're wrestling with here in the u.s. senate. the farm bill is something that...
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Dec 17, 2012
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i understand in oregon, washington state, and in california they're still dealing with debris from the japanese tsunami, and i know the gentlelady from washington state, as well as senator murray, spoke to me about it. we need to clean up what was awash for the important safety of our beaches but also clear navigation. we're going to be looking at coastal habitats, and then because of the hurricane, not only were people displaced, but fisheries were destroyed as well. i'm not equating the two, but, you know, for many of us who are coastal senators, we know that our fisheries are an important part of our identity, an important part of our economy, and an important part of really jobs in our community. we call them watermen in maryland. our colleagues from new england call them lobstermen or fishermen. you call them fishermen. but by whatever name those men and women who work and harvest the sea depend on their fisheries. there were several that were damaged because the storm created such aquatic and habitat upheaval. nance is needed for our fishermen and our fishing communities who depe
i understand in oregon, washington state, and in california they're still dealing with debris from the japanese tsunami, and i know the gentlelady from washington state, as well as senator murray, spoke to me about it. we need to clean up what was awash for the important safety of our beaches but also clear navigation. we're going to be looking at coastal habitats, and then because of the hurricane, not only were people displaced, but fisheries were destroyed as well. i'm not equating the two,...
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Dec 12, 2012
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states like oregon and others have figured out you can vote by mail without fraud. you can have the opportunities to vote extended in early voting and absentee voting and give people their voice in this democracy. if we want to restore the confidence -ftd american -- of e american people in our government we've got to give them the right to vote on election day. standing in line for seven hours is embarrassing in every state it happens. i know the tradition. state laws determine election standards. that's the way it goes. but when it comes to federal elections, reef a voice in the -- we have a voice in the process and we've got to make sure we come together on a bipartisan basis to deal with it. i'm pleased chairman leahy and i are going to be able to work together to hold a hearing in the full judiciary committee next wednesday, december 19, to continue to explore this issue, and then into the new congress we'll be proposing specific legislation to deal with this issue. though another election season may have ended, our work to perfect or union and preserve our dem
states like oregon and others have figured out you can vote by mail without fraud. you can have the opportunities to vote extended in early voting and absentee voting and give people their voice in this democracy. if we want to restore the confidence -ftd american -- of e american people in our government we've got to give them the right to vote on election day. standing in line for seven hours is embarrassing in every state it happens. i know the tradition. state laws determine election...